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Preparatory studies...

Winter projects have been...sewing? I’ve always been interested in having a sewing skill set. Not for clothing necessarily, but useful stuff-bags, tool rolls. For Christmas this year I asked my wife to get me an EDC2 kit from Savage Industries. The first three pics are the finished product- made from upcycled sailboat sails. Way beyond my skill set, but I got there. Then some colorful small bags, again kits, from @ripstopbytheroll. Finally felt comfortable designing my own simple project, a padded case for a new Starrett bevel protractor. Just a bit into the EDC2 build I realized our old domestic sewing machine wasn’t really capable of the heavy duty stuff I was interested in, so a quick Craigslist search lead me to this beautiful post-WWII era Necchi 835-100. Love the old tools. #necchi #savageindustries @therealadamsavage

Over the past several years I’ve really taken to using my track saw as a trim carpentry tool. In some ways maybe that sounds like common sense, but I’ve found that using it for small pieces like extension jambs that taper is where it really helps. Clean, straight, accurate cuts that taper maybe 1/4” over an 80” door jamb with nothing more than a swipe with the block plane to clean it up. Add on less dust in the workspace and fewer trips to the table saw. I use it right on top of my job site bench top.

I’ve been busting it on the custom kitchen cabinets. I’m pleased with the results. . Shooting end grain . Maple pins to hold panels centered in their frames . Finish makes the colors pop . Shipping burritos . Doors and drawers . Continuous grain thru consecutive rails and styles . Solid wood construction of drawers, door fronts, face frames. Careful grain matching in panels and sequentially matched rails and styles. Materials provided by local purveyors. . Keep your investments local! Hire and patronize small Adirondack businesses!

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